psychiatry

"Evil is a kind of state of mind that, probably, all of us can get into at some point or other," says Dr. Gwen Adshead.

"There have been a lot of physical explanations that have been proposed. Those that we have been able to study, the data seem to disprove them entirely," Dr. Bruce Greyson said.

The war on drugs which stopped research on psychedelics was "one of the worst examples of censorship of human research in the history of science," according to the authors of a commentary in the journal Cell.

The mental fitness of President Donald Trump to hold his office has been called into question multiple times.

The experience of grief is highly individualised and not well captured by the commonly known "five stages."

Scientists believe a chemical used to cure meats could trigger mania.

Researchers asked high school students about how often they used social media and texting apps.

The researchers want to find out how long the effects of cannabis take to wear off.

Known as Morgellons by some, sufferers can resort to self-medication—including taking a razor to their skin.

Ketamine is perhaps best known for being a popular recreational drug.

A clinical trial using an antibiotic to treat autism is ongoing in California.

Turning off these cells could be an effective way to reduce unnecessary anxiety.

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment asks people to draw a cube, remember five words and repeat sentences exactly.

Researchers from UCLA examined how people react when the death of others is at stake.

Imagine being able to know who has suicidal thoughts by looking at brain images.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists responded to a Buzzfeed interview with a man who was forced to go through electric-shock aversion therapy.

From Crimea to Uzbekistan, human rights groups say dissidents are being subject to "treatment" at psychiatric facilities for opposing the government.

Sleep problems are not just a consequence of mental health disorders: They may be a big cause of them, research shows.

As neo-Nazis rally, psychiatrists return to the decades-old question of whether violent white supremacy is a personality disorder.

The Capgras delusion was first reported in 1923, and scientists are now edging closer to understand this extremely rare condition.

Research suggests exposure to toxoplasma gondii—that 'crazy cat lady' parasite—may be the cause behind rage disorders.

Earthquake survivors with PTSD had altered brain areas that affect the processing and relay of information

Our correspondent went along to the sixth annual Hearing Voices Congress to meet the people talking back.

The people who talk back to the voices inside their heads want you to stop calling them crazy.

The patient spent 18 hours a day wearing the glasses, removing them only to sleep and bathe.

A paper reporting the discovery of 108 genetic links to schizophrenia is published on the same day that Ted Stanley donates $650 million to fund psychiatric research.

"Education and money may once have served as buffers against distress, but that is no longer the case."

As the number of psychiatrists drops sharply, so do the number accepting private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.